The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-21
WATERFOWL AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.

i6 to dc per ID; washed wool, % to PC per
Id, with market dull
WATERFOWL AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.
CATTLE.-The receipts were 2,743 head.
The movement was steady. Northern
dressed were firm at to 64c per 10. No
fancy lots offering.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts were
1865 head. The market was less active at
p to 44c for sheep and A. to &c for lambs.
SwINE.-The receipts were u 2S6 head.
Quotations were well sustained Northern
dressed selling at 81 to &c and Western
live at 81 to &c per pound.
VEALs.-Receipts, 1,003 head. The market
was firm, prices ranging at D to &c per Id.
PoULTRY.-The supply of live poultry
was two and one-half tons. Mixed lots sold
at 10 to lie per pound.
HIDES, TALLow, ETC.-We quote Brighton
hides at 81 to &c and country lots at to &C
per Id; calf-skns, g to &c per Id; sheared pelts,
75c to 81 each: lamb skins, 30 to 75c each
dairy skins II to 25c each; Brighton tai
low, % to Sc and country lots at Il to &c
per pound.
BOSTON COUNTRY PRODUCE.
POTATOES Receipts have been rather
heavy, but at the close there is moderate
supply. Early Rose and Hebrons sell at 70
to soc per bushel
CHEEsE.-The demand continues very
moderate. There has been little more
call for fine Northern stock. Extra Ver-
mont sells at II to lllc, good to choice at 10
to lie, common at to sc and extra sage at
II to he per pound.
EGGs.-There is but little change to note
in the market since last week. Choice stock
of all kinds continues in steady, good de-
mand, but only fresh-laid stock will bring
full quotations. Vermont and New York
sell at 49, to zoe and choice Western at 154 to
16c per dozen
HAY AND STRAw.-New hay is COM
ing into the market now and on ac-
count of its superior quality is selling at
good prices. We quote choice prime hay
at $1700 to $3.50, fair to good at $1,000
to $3.50 and poor at S11.00 to S1400. Rye
straw sells at $1,000 to $500 and oat at
500 to $50 per ton.
BEANs.-Receipts have increased largely
this week. but the demand has been elastic
| enough to consume them to great extent,
and better prices are noted than were
! quotable last week. Choice hand-picked
Pea sell at 1925 to $50, Yellow Eyes
at S215 to 1925, do screened at S1S0 to
$40 and Red Kidneys at $1.S5 to $3.50 per
| bushel.
BurrER.-Trade has been somewhat quiet
this week and although prices have been
nominally unchanged, the tendency is to a
certain extent in buyers favor. Dairy
lots are in good demand and are sell
ing well, We quote extra Northern
creamery mt a to Doc, extra Western cream
cry at g to 24c choice do at Is to 20c, the
finest Franklin county dairy at 81 to 22c,
good to choice do at Ii to zoe, choice North
ern dairy at Is to 20c and fair to good do
at l6 to 1sc per pound.
BOSTON FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLoUR.-The condition of the market is
materially unchanged. The demand is steady
! but trade is ruling quiet. There has been,
however, a seasonabe amount of sales at
prices differing but little from previous quo
tations Fine flour sells at S24O to S2.65,
superhne at $3.50 to 1913, common
extras at $500 to S3.40 Michigan roller at
$40 to $3.50 and spring wheat patents at
$40 to $3.50 per barrel.
GRAIN.-Receipts of corn are light and the
demand moderate. Oats are in liberal supply
and steady. Corn sells at 54l to 5Sc and
oats at 80 to 40ac per bushel, as to quail
ity. Winter wheat bran brings $3.50 to
Si9.5O, spring wheat bran $500 to $3.50
middlings $500 to S21.00 and cotton-seed
meal $3.50 TO S23.75 per ton.
THE WOOL MARKET.
THERE is slightly irmer feeling, and il
is expected that the improved condition OF
the goods market will have good effect upon
the wool market. Ohio XXX sells at 81 to 33c
Ohio X at 81 to SIC, Michigan No. at 30 to 36c
Maine supers at ~ to 45c and extra West
ern supers at 80 to 33c per pound.
THE LUMBER TRADE.
THERE have been a fair number of ARR
walls of Eastern lumber this week, but the
lumber has moved readily. We note goot
fair demand for clapboards, shingles ant
! spruce laths at our quotations. Spruce
boards have been in fair call and the prices
, are steady, but hemlock boards continue
slow. There is beginning to be LITTLE
, weakness in Eastern lumber, but there
, is steady market for Northern lumber
which continues in good demand, par
ticuarly frames and dimensions. TIT
; mills at the North continue supplied with or
, ders and prices are steady, Rough hemlocl
+, boards sell at $1,000 to 5000 and planed do
, at Sl2.50; the best clear spruce floor board
at $3.50 to 5000, coarse at $500 an'
4 refuse at $500 TO $500; one-inch DO,
boards at $500 and seven-eighths do a
S11.0O; Eastern sawed cedar shingles q
$40 to $3.62l, clear do at $500 to S3.12s, TIN
best shaved shingles at 1928, other grade
at 1925 to S4.75 and No. spruce at III .25 u
D S1,50; extra four-foot spruce clapboards a
: SOS. 90 to $40, do clear at S26 to S27 90 ant
; other grades at S12 to S21. 90; pine and spruce
. laths at $500 to S225 and spruce under
: floors at 5000 TO $500